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cornucopia , in Greek mythology, magnificent horn that filled itself with whatever meat or drink its owner requested. Some legends designate it as a horn of the river god Achelous, others as a horn of the goat Amalthaea. It is often represented as filled with fruits and flowers and has become the symbol of plenty.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Â© The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

cornucopia a symbol of plenty consisting of a goat's horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn. The word comes (in the early 16th century) from late Latin, from Latin cornu copiae ‘horn of plenty’, a mythical horn able to provide whatever is desired, in Greek mythology supposedly the horn of the goat Amalthea which suckled Zeus.

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cornucopia XVI. — late L. cornūcōpia, earlier cornū cōpiæ ‘horn of plenty’, the horn of the goat Amalthea placed in heaven, emblem of fruitfulness and abundance.

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